2022 Chinese Specialty Camp
Specialty Courses
Immersive In Chinese
Science
Crazy Science Beginner
Crazy Science Intermediate 
Arts
Creative Art
Chinese Balanced Literacy Reading and Writing 
Chinese Reading/Writing Beginner Class
Chinese Reading/Writing Intermediate Class
Chinese Reading/Writing Advanced Class 
Science
Chinese Immersion Science Course and Activities! 
​1. Immerse yourself in Chinese even when you  learn Science and Experiments. 
2. Vivid and Engaging: combine both theory and experiment in the camp. Students do hands-on experiments and discovery while learning physics, chemistry and etc. 
Crazy Science Beginner Class 
Tuition：$300/week
Age: 5 - 7 Year's old
Date：week 6 (8/1- 5)
Time： 8:30 am - 1 pm
Sample Topics： 
  • Optics and making telescope, Periscope
  • Acid-base： Volcano experiment
Crazy Science Intermediate Class
Tuition：$300/week
Age： 8 - 10 Year's old 
Date: week 7 (8/8 - 12)
Time： 8:30 am - 1 pm
Sample Topics： 
  • The meaning of force in physics: Friction and Interaction 
  • Magical Electricity: generate electricity through Salt water, wire a light bulb etc. ​
Arts
Creative Art
Tuition: $250/week
Age： 8+ Year's old
Date：week 1 (6/27 - 7/1)
Time： 8:30 am - 1 pm
Sample Projects：
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Chinese Balanced Literacy Reading and Writing
均衡阅读写作教学（Balanced Literacy）是一套比较成熟的英语阅读教学法，也是美国学生熟悉的阅读课形式。通过写作和词汇学习来理解阅读材料的含义，目的是培养学生成为自主阅读者。这是酷中文在美国“中文教学本土化”在中文阅读课中的实践，让学生们在熟悉的课堂环境里学习，让我们的阅读课更”user friendly", 更“easy to use", 提升学生课堂里的认同感和幸福感。
Chinese Reading/Writing Beginner Class 
Pre-requisite：Passed HSK Level 2 test, mastered 300 Chinese Characters, or completed Koo Chinese Grade 2
Tuition：$250/week
Date：week 4 and week 5 (7/18 - 22 and 7/25 - 7/29)
Time： 8:30 am - 1 pm
Curriculum：
 通过阅读强化汉字学习。能够在70%拼音的帮助下看懂中高级难度的绘本故事和简单的儿童文学以及生活故事类小短文和趣味科普小短文。在进一步提升阅读兴趣的基础上养成阅读习惯。
  • ​确定文章目的、段落结构及逻辑关系。
  • 对阅读内容有具体认知，理解作者的描述手法。
Chinese Reading/Writing Intermediate Class 
Pre-requisite：Passed HSK Level 3 test, mastered 600 Chinese Characters, or completed Koo Chinese Grade 4
Tuition：$250/week
Date: week 4 and week 5 (7/18 - 22 and 7/25 - 7/29)
Time： 1 pm - 5:30 pm
Curriculum：
​泛读内容从简单的儿童文学过渡至生活、学校相关的青少年文学，并结合与语言、人物、科技等主题相关的精读文章培养学生的综合阅读与理解能力，提升阅读思维。
  • ​分析文章主要思想，区分事实与观点，理解信息的逻辑作用。
  • 理清文章结构，找准主要信息，对文字有思想层面理解。​
Chinese Reading/Writing Advanced Class 
Pre-requisite: Passed HSK Level 3 test, mastered 1200 Chinese Characters, or completed Koo Chinese Grade 5
Tuition：$250/week
Date: week 2 and week 3 (7/5 - 8 and 7/11 - 7/15)
Time： 1 pm - 5:30 pm
Curriculum：
​通过对阅读内容总结与讨论，发表对于文章内容的看法等练习培养学生在阅读中的独立思考能力。
  • 明确内容并合理分析，确定中心思想并有细节支撑，理解文章整体结构​。
  • 根据内容建立独立思维，深挖细节并延伸对比，赏析文本和语言美。